TÜBITAK Scholarships for Scientific and Technological Research Projects in Turkey, 2014

The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBITAK) is offering scholarships to support research project for generating new information, interpreting scientific findings, or solving technological problems on a scientific basis. The project manager and researchers should reside in Turkey (non-Turkish citizens can be researchers/researchers in projects as long as they work at an institution in Turkey). The annual budget limit for research projects is 120,000 TL. Application should be submitted till 5 September 2014.Study Subject(s): Scholarships are awarded for generating new information, interpreting scientific findings, or solving technological problems on a scientific basis.Course Level: Scholarships are available for undertaking a research project.Scholarship Provider: The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBITAK)Scholarship can be taken at: TurkeyEligibility:Project Manager, Researchers and Advisors:-University personnel should have a PhD degree. -Those working in a public institution or a private corporation should have an undergraduate degree. -Except advisors, the project manager and researchers should reside and work in Turkey. -A researcher should have a contribution of at least 10% of the project workload. -An advisor is allowed if the project requires special expertise on a specific subject. The number of advisors in a project is limited to the number of specific subjects in the project. The role of advisor in the project should be explained in detail in the project proposal.Scholarships: -Scholarships can be given to graduate students of universities and institutions in Turkey. Individuals with a PhD degree and who do not have any other source of income can get a postgraduate scholarship. To get a postgraduate scholarship, the applicant should not be older than 40 years and have got his/her PhD degree in the last five years. -TÜBITAK BIDEB funded students can be scholarship students in one 1001 project as long as they do not receive any stipends from the project fund. It is not possible to be a scholarship student simultaneously in two different projects from any program funded by TÜBITAK.Scholarship Open for International Students: Turkish and non-Turkish citizens can apply for these scholarships.Scholarship Description: The purpose of this program is to support research in Turkey for generating new information, interpreting scientific findings, or solving technological problems on a scientific basis.Number of award(s): Not KnownDuration of award(s): The project duration is 36 months.What does it cover? The annual budget limit for research projects is 120,000 TL (scholarship payments are included, payments to the -project manager, researchers and institution are excluded). Proposals for machine/equipment purchases should be balanced with the total budget. Projects that involve building infrastructure are not funded. All should be R&D projects.Selection Criteria: The evaluation period for the projects is approximately four months after the submission deadline. During this period, before the project proposals are evaluated scientifically, they are evaluated by the Academic Research Funding Directorate with respect to the required criteria and format. The proposals that satisfy the required criteria are forwarded to research groups to be evaluated in research panels.Notification: Not KnownHow to Apply: Project applications are to be submitted electronically via this link. Project managers, researchers and advisors should be registered in the TÜBTAK Researcher Information System (ARBS) database and their information should be up-to-date. After the electronic application process, for the documents listed below, the required signatures should be completed and the documents should arrive at the given address before the deadline via postal service or cargo (documents that arrive after the deadline will not be processed): -Electronic application print out, -If required, committee of ethics approval form, -Possession of rights declaration form, -For projects submitted previously, project proposal revision information form, -For non-Turkish citizens involved in the project as a project manager, researcher or advisor, official payment approval form, -Support letters (if applicable), -Official permits (if required)Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is 5 September 2014.Further Official Scholarship Information and Application

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TÜBITAK Scholarships for Scientific and Technological Research Projects in Turkey, 2014